Commercial Time!

This might have been my favorite project. I always enjoy being in front of the green screen and doing what I love. In class we recorded each other to start working on our commercials and psa's. Mr. Harwood worked in the back in the control room. 

I decided to do my 60 second commercial on working out. Right after everyone stuff's their selves for the holidays everyone will be looking towards getting their bodies right back for whatever the occasion, rather its "New Years Resolution," "Spring Break" or "Summertime." My workout plan video will guarantee do the job. Go buy it now! 

Quick Takes Video

Since I've done this assignment before I already knew what to do and what steps to take to do so. I grabbed a few videos I found interesting to cover and talk about. My commentary was straight to the point because each video was self explanatory.

For you to make your own quick takes video here is how you can download videos. Here is a video on how to put picture in picture or video in video with iMovie. I hope you enjoyed my humor and video footage.

Three Point Lights, Camera and Action!

Three point lighting was fun to do in class. The class looked over a diagram that truly helped us understand it. This assignment consisted of a key light, fill light and back light. It is also mainly used for interviews. 

The Key light, also your main light is positioned behind and left to your interviewer. 

The Fill light fills in the shadow created by the Key Light. 

The Backlight will be behind your subject, which illuminates the back of your subject’s head.

Check out this video I shot during the three point lighting assignment.

Constance Maybin and Jordan Beagle are the featured subjects in the photos. Constance/Connie is a great muse, the reason why she is always a chosen subject for projects. Adjust lighting if necessary, but if you follow the steps correctly you most likely won't need to. For more information on three-point lighting check out this video.

Classic Lighting Techniques

In class we learned about basic lighting and how it can be used to look proper and professional. We also viewed a video that gives the basics by covering four simple and classic one-light portrait setups.





   

         
Rembrandt Lighting- 45 degree lighting, consist of the fill light, key light and back light.                                                                
                                                                 












Split Lighting- 90 degree lighting, set at subjects eye level.











                                                                                                         







Broad Lighting- subject face turned a bit off center.












Butterfly Lighting- place the main light source above and directly behind the camera which creates a shadow under the nose.

It was fun to take pictures of my subject, demonstrating the three common lighting applications used by photographers. I worked with classmates to arrange studio lights and complete the different forms of lighting. Thanks to Connie Maybin for being a great subject.